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Stag Hunt

After a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder German
mid-16th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stag Hunt
  • Artist: After a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: German, possibly Rhineland
  • Medium: Wool, silk (13-15 warps per inch, 5-6 per cm.)
  • Dimensions: H. 118 x W. 252 inches (299.7 x 640.1 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.28
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam  British, Scottish, Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry
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